Whats the oil of choice for a 28 A
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A quality oil with additives. Do not waste money on fancy oils. Do not change too often, a couple thousand miles or a couple of years.
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Somewhere on the VFF are the results of a survey on what oil members use prefer/use. As usual I can not find this survey. Hopefully someone else can post the survey or a link to the survey.
The other thing you can do is do a search on oil, has been thoroughly discussed previously before, and usually creates a lot of opinions.Last edited by 1930 Closed Cab PU; 07-23-2020, 05:24 PM.Comment
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There are reams of info on this subject. Look in search.
General consensus, multi-weight dispersant. [ 15-40 or 20-50]
Change intervals, oil is fairly cheap. Originally Ford suggested 500 miles. Today with a clean engine I think 1000 is fine, or, every year.Comment
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3~ Tudor's & 1~ Coupe
Henry Ford said,
"It's all nuts and bolts"
"Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible."
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Thanks very helpful
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We have technical threads for just about any common thing in those 5 sub-forums. Glad that the oil thread helped out3~ Tudor's & 1~ Coupe
Henry Ford said,
"It's all nuts and bolts"
"Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible."
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